Senior Test Automation Engineer

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Kindred Group plc Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Role Overview

We are looking for a
Senior Test Automation Engineer
with deep expertise in
Playwright
and
TypeScript
to join our Quality Assurance team. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable automated test suites to ensure the reliability and quality of our products. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in software testing, a solid grasp of automation principles, and hands-on experience with Playwright.

As a publicly listed and regulated organization, we prioritize
player safety
and
sustainability
. Our mission is to transform gambling into a trusted form of entertainment that contributes positively to society. Our ambition is to ensure that
0% of revenue
comes from harmful gambling practices.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop modular and extensible test automation frameworks using Playwright to cover web and mobile platforms.
  • Architect frameworks to support diverse testing types—UI, API, end-to-end (E2E), integration, and component-level—ensuring scalability and flexibility.
  • Leverage Playwright's fixtures and plugins to manage test data and enhance maintainability and reusability across environments.
  • Create custom commands and utilities to encapsulate common testing patterns, improving readability and reducing redundancy.
  • Collaborate with developers and product stakeholders to define and prioritize test scenarios aligned with business requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Participate in sprint planning, design reviews, and feature discussions to identify critical paths, edge cases, and user flows for test coverage.
  • Use Playwright's interceptors and mocks to simulate external dependencies and services for isolated component testing.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, utilizing parallelization and distributed testing to accelerate feedback and reduce time to market.
  • Analyze test results to identify trends, optimize test coverage, and enhance automation strategies based on metrics like defect density and execution patterns.
  • Utilize code coverage tools (e.g., Codecov, SonarQube) to evaluate test effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
  • Promote quality-driven development practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), embedding automation into the development lifecycle.

Required Experience

  • Proven experience with modern test automation frameworks, particularly Playwright.
  • Proficiency in TypeScript and a solid understanding of software testing principles.
  • Familiarity with containerization tools like
    Docker
    and orchestration platforms such as
    Kubernetes
    .
  • Experience with version control systems, especially
    Git
    .
  • Knowledge of cloud-native testing strategies, including testing for
    APIs
    ,
    microservices
    , and
    serverless architectures
    .

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